Branwena Llyrska
@llyrska.bsky.social
🔮Unseelie fantasist, folklorist-amateur, drama school dropout. Rock-n-roller, bicycle rider/writer, late starter, mythology nerd. Slacker, egotist, pantheist, chronic dilettante.
Citizen of the Universe.
🚴🏻I want to write it where I like!
🔞
Citizen of the Universe.
🚴🏻I want to write it where I like!
🔞
Wrote a post about #pareidolia (when you see faces everywhere, like this), Google algorithms noticed, but couldn't get it, and... Suggested me to watch a f*cking video about f*cking facelifting or facebuilding idk wtf! Facepalm. 🤦
We need to use it somehow. Idk how tho.
#writing
We need to use it somehow. Idk how tho.
#writing
August 8, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Wrote a post about #pareidolia (when you see faces everywhere, like this), Google algorithms noticed, but couldn't get it, and... Suggested me to watch a f*cking video about f*cking facelifting or facebuilding idk wtf! Facepalm. 🤦
We need to use it somehow. Idk how tho.
#writing
We need to use it somehow. Idk how tho.
#writing
Blessed #Lughnasadh, folks! Happy harvest!
Suddenly realized, that if I were really religious and had to choose the god to worship, it would certainly be #Lugh of All Arts and Crafts!
(My August 1st is always like this. What should I do with all these fruits? Want some?) 😉🍑
#mythology #writer #pagan
Suddenly realized, that if I were really religious and had to choose the god to worship, it would certainly be #Lugh of All Arts and Crafts!
(My August 1st is always like this. What should I do with all these fruits? Want some?) 😉🍑
#mythology #writer #pagan
August 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Blessed #Lughnasadh, folks! Happy harvest!
Suddenly realized, that if I were really religious and had to choose the god to worship, it would certainly be #Lugh of All Arts and Crafts!
(My August 1st is always like this. What should I do with all these fruits? Want some?) 😉🍑
#mythology #writer #pagan
Suddenly realized, that if I were really religious and had to choose the god to worship, it would certainly be #Lugh of All Arts and Crafts!
(My August 1st is always like this. What should I do with all these fruits? Want some?) 😉🍑
#mythology #writer #pagan
Sorry, guys, I'll just leave it here. Because it starts to drive me mad.
July 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Sorry, guys, I'll just leave it here. Because it starts to drive me mad.
Question for my colleagues fantasy/horror #writers: do any of your characters have shapeshifting abilities? Werewolves or alike? If so, how do you solve the problem with their equipment or inventory? Do you let them keep it somehow?
#writingcommunity #werewolves #fantasy
#writingcommunity #werewolves #fantasy
July 18, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Question for my colleagues fantasy/horror #writers: do any of your characters have shapeshifting abilities? Werewolves or alike? If so, how do you solve the problem with their equipment or inventory? Do you let them keep it somehow?
#writingcommunity #werewolves #fantasy
#writingcommunity #werewolves #fantasy
Now without jokes about beer. I'm here to find out more about how English-speaking writers live and what they do. Because for most of my life I was a goddamned Russian-speaking writer, before finally switching to Ukrainian. But I hope English will be next!
So I'm here for your #WritingCommunity!😊
So I'm here for your #WritingCommunity!😊
July 16, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Now without jokes about beer. I'm here to find out more about how English-speaking writers live and what they do. Because for most of my life I was a goddamned Russian-speaking writer, before finally switching to Ukrainian. But I hope English will be next!
So I'm here for your #WritingCommunity!😊
So I'm here for your #WritingCommunity!😊
Oh, yep, back to the topic!
I'm not here to teach you how to write or promote your books, but I'm always open to learning something new. I'm not going to sell you anything for a while, at least. Nor am I going to buy from you (sorry, I'm poor).
I'm here... to drink your beer! 😆
#WritingCommunity
I'm not here to teach you how to write or promote your books, but I'm always open to learning something new. I'm not going to sell you anything for a while, at least. Nor am I going to buy from you (sorry, I'm poor).
I'm here... to drink your beer! 😆
#WritingCommunity
July 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Oh, yep, back to the topic!
I'm not here to teach you how to write or promote your books, but I'm always open to learning something new. I'm not going to sell you anything for a while, at least. Nor am I going to buy from you (sorry, I'm poor).
I'm here... to drink your beer! 😆
#WritingCommunity
I'm not here to teach you how to write or promote your books, but I'm always open to learning something new. I'm not going to sell you anything for a while, at least. Nor am I going to buy from you (sorry, I'm poor).
I'm here... to drink your beer! 😆
#WritingCommunity
Off-topic: met a deer on my bike ride yesterday evening. She was going to run, but then just stood still and watched me from among the trees. Haha, absolutely sure she'd change her mind if I stopped to take a picture!
Off-topic 2: trashhold runs are my least favourite! 😅
Off-topic 2: trashhold runs are my least favourite! 😅
July 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Off-topic: met a deer on my bike ride yesterday evening. She was going to run, but then just stood still and watched me from among the trees. Haha, absolutely sure she'd change her mind if I stopped to take a picture!
Off-topic 2: trashhold runs are my least favourite! 😅
Off-topic 2: trashhold runs are my least favourite! 😅
✔️Spend a day cycling and gathering lavender
✔️Get back home tired like hell
✔️Feel happy
❌Write a new chapter
✔️Get back home tired like hell
✔️Feel happy
❌Write a new chapter
June 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
✔️Spend a day cycling and gathering lavender
✔️Get back home tired like hell
✔️Feel happy
❌Write a new chapter
✔️Get back home tired like hell
✔️Feel happy
❌Write a new chapter
Morning, blueskyers! I've been a (moonshiner)... no, a cycling writer for many a year, now I'm a running writer as well! It's more difficult yet, but I'll give it a shot! 😆
June 8, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Morning, blueskyers! I've been a (moonshiner)... no, a cycling writer for many a year, now I'm a running writer as well! It's more difficult yet, but I'll give it a shot! 😆
"Just be you," they say.
I rather disagree. Be anything you want to be. If you and what you want (really want, I mean!) to be are two absolutely different things — well, fake it till you make it. Or write a book where you are a king. Or a plane. Whatever you want. 😉🌈
#writingcommunity #pridemonth
I rather disagree. Be anything you want to be. If you and what you want (really want, I mean!) to be are two absolutely different things — well, fake it till you make it. Or write a book where you are a king. Or a plane. Whatever you want. 😉🌈
#writingcommunity #pridemonth
June 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
"Just be you," they say.
I rather disagree. Be anything you want to be. If you and what you want (really want, I mean!) to be are two absolutely different things — well, fake it till you make it. Or write a book where you are a king. Or a plane. Whatever you want. 😉🌈
#writingcommunity #pridemonth
I rather disagree. Be anything you want to be. If you and what you want (really want, I mean!) to be are two absolutely different things — well, fake it till you make it. Or write a book where you are a king. Or a plane. Whatever you want. 😉🌈
#writingcommunity #pridemonth
So, I've written my first short story based on Ukrainian #mythology. It's like a love story with an unhappy ending, a mix of dark and urban #fantasy. But now a question is: would you be interested in #Ukrainian folklore? What if I share some of my writer's research here?
#writingcommunity #amwriting
#writingcommunity #amwriting
May 31, 2025 at 1:59 PM
So, I've written my first short story based on Ukrainian #mythology. It's like a love story with an unhappy ending, a mix of dark and urban #fantasy. But now a question is: would you be interested in #Ukrainian folklore? What if I share some of my writer's research here?
#writingcommunity #amwriting
#writingcommunity #amwriting
Guys, it's wonderful, but it isn't unique. It's pretty similar to the others: Balkan, Celtic, Scandinavian etc. Though it surely has its own charm, and is worth showing through literature!
#writingcommunity #mythology #folklore #Ukrainian
#writingcommunity #mythology #folklore #Ukrainian
May 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Guys, it's wonderful, but it isn't unique. It's pretty similar to the others: Balkan, Celtic, Scandinavian etc. Though it surely has its own charm, and is worth showing through literature!
#writingcommunity #mythology #folklore #Ukrainian
#writingcommunity #mythology #folklore #Ukrainian
I'm back, not in black, but here I am! Writing my very first Slavic fantasy, oh my god, it is happening! Still in Ukrainian though, and I can't show it now anyway. But damn! I'm so excited!
That's all for today, kids! Sorry for senseless post. 😆
#writingcommunity #amwriting
That's all for today, kids! Sorry for senseless post. 😆
#writingcommunity #amwriting
May 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I'm back, not in black, but here I am! Writing my very first Slavic fantasy, oh my god, it is happening! Still in Ukrainian though, and I can't show it now anyway. But damn! I'm so excited!
That's all for today, kids! Sorry for senseless post. 😆
#writingcommunity #amwriting
That's all for today, kids! Sorry for senseless post. 😆
#writingcommunity #amwriting
#FantasyindiesMay #BookSky #writingcommunity
And one more, now in time: about schemes in WIP. A small pixie with big ambitions serves the evil Fomorian king — only to betray him. In fact, he always plays double.
And one more, now in time: about schemes in WIP. A small pixie with big ambitions serves the evil Fomorian king — only to betray him. In fact, he always plays double.
May 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
#FantasyindiesMay #BookSky #writingcommunity
And one more, now in time: about schemes in WIP. A small pixie with big ambitions serves the evil Fomorian king — only to betray him. In fact, he always plays double.
And one more, now in time: about schemes in WIP. A small pixie with big ambitions serves the evil Fomorian king — only to betray him. In fact, he always plays double.
Overdue post about the villain's quirks. Seems to me, Balor has no "quirks", he's just weird. Well, he uses the past tense instead of the future tense and vice versa - does that count?
#FantasyindiesMay #BookSky #writingcommunity
#FantasyindiesMay #BookSky #writingcommunity
May 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Overdue post about the villain's quirks. Seems to me, Balor has no "quirks", he's just weird. Well, he uses the past tense instead of the future tense and vice versa - does that count?
#FantasyindiesMay #BookSky #writingcommunity
#FantasyindiesMay #BookSky #writingcommunity
#FantasyIndiesMay #writingcommunity
11. Monsters in WIP
I have dozens. Sluagh, Dullahan, Gulon, Cath Sith, Glaistig... But I think the scariest are Cwn Annwn, inspired by Welsh myths. These hounds chase their victims, paralysing them with fear, tearing them apart and licking their blood. No escape.
11. Monsters in WIP
I have dozens. Sluagh, Dullahan, Gulon, Cath Sith, Glaistig... But I think the scariest are Cwn Annwn, inspired by Welsh myths. These hounds chase their victims, paralysing them with fear, tearing them apart and licking their blood. No escape.
May 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
#FantasyIndiesMay #writingcommunity
11. Monsters in WIP
I have dozens. Sluagh, Dullahan, Gulon, Cath Sith, Glaistig... But I think the scariest are Cwn Annwn, inspired by Welsh myths. These hounds chase their victims, paralysing them with fear, tearing them apart and licking their blood. No escape.
11. Monsters in WIP
I have dozens. Sluagh, Dullahan, Gulon, Cath Sith, Glaistig... But I think the scariest are Cwn Annwn, inspired by Welsh myths. These hounds chase their victims, paralysing them with fear, tearing them apart and licking their blood. No escape.
#FantasyIndiesMay #writingcommunity
8. Villain's strengths and weaknesses
The main strengths of all three Fomorian Kings are the ability to manipulate people's minds and thoughts, plus the mad skill of impersonification (mimicking).
The main weakness: their need to be worshipped.
8. Villain's strengths and weaknesses
The main strengths of all three Fomorian Kings are the ability to manipulate people's minds and thoughts, plus the mad skill of impersonification (mimicking).
The main weakness: their need to be worshipped.
May 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
#FantasyIndiesMay #writingcommunity
8. Villain's strengths and weaknesses
The main strengths of all three Fomorian Kings are the ability to manipulate people's minds and thoughts, plus the mad skill of impersonification (mimicking).
The main weakness: their need to be worshipped.
8. Villain's strengths and weaknesses
The main strengths of all three Fomorian Kings are the ability to manipulate people's minds and thoughts, plus the mad skill of impersonification (mimicking).
The main weakness: their need to be worshipped.
#FantasyIndiesMay #writingcommunity
7. Myths in WIP
Should be completely my theme, as almost ALL my writing based on Celtic and particle Scandinavian myths, but it's too much for one post. Ok, the Irish myth of Balor the Evil Eye, the Fomorian king plays the main role in my WIP.
7. Myths in WIP
Should be completely my theme, as almost ALL my writing based on Celtic and particle Scandinavian myths, but it's too much for one post. Ok, the Irish myth of Balor the Evil Eye, the Fomorian king plays the main role in my WIP.
May 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
#FantasyIndiesMay #writingcommunity
7. Myths in WIP
Should be completely my theme, as almost ALL my writing based on Celtic and particle Scandinavian myths, but it's too much for one post. Ok, the Irish myth of Balor the Evil Eye, the Fomorian king plays the main role in my WIP.
7. Myths in WIP
Should be completely my theme, as almost ALL my writing based on Celtic and particle Scandinavian myths, but it's too much for one post. Ok, the Irish myth of Balor the Evil Eye, the Fomorian king plays the main role in my WIP.
Today is a birthday of an excellent writer. Me! 😀
Actually, I could say that (because it's really my birthday). But I meant Robert Browning of course. 😊
#WritingCommunity
Actually, I could say that (because it's really my birthday). But I meant Robert Browning of course. 😊
#WritingCommunity
May 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Today is a birthday of an excellent writer. Me! 😀
Actually, I could say that (because it's really my birthday). But I meant Robert Browning of course. 😊
#WritingCommunity
Actually, I could say that (because it's really my birthday). But I meant Robert Browning of course. 😊
#WritingCommunity
#FantasyIndiesMay #writingcommunity
6. MC's fears
Llew does his best to pretend he doesn't know fear at all. "You wanted to scare Llewelys De Danaann? You failed!" But... I think what he fears most is losing his own importance. And his power over reality. Perhaps it's two sides of the same coin.
6. MC's fears
Llew does his best to pretend he doesn't know fear at all. "You wanted to scare Llewelys De Danaann? You failed!" But... I think what he fears most is losing his own importance. And his power over reality. Perhaps it's two sides of the same coin.
May 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
#FantasyIndiesMay #writingcommunity
6. MC's fears
Llew does his best to pretend he doesn't know fear at all. "You wanted to scare Llewelys De Danaann? You failed!" But... I think what he fears most is losing his own importance. And his power over reality. Perhaps it's two sides of the same coin.
6. MC's fears
Llew does his best to pretend he doesn't know fear at all. "You wanted to scare Llewelys De Danaann? You failed!" But... I think what he fears most is losing his own importance. And his power over reality. Perhaps it's two sides of the same coin.
#FantasyIndiesMay #writingcommunity
I'm in!
There are three of them in my WIP, they're extremely ancient creatures, and they always speak in blank verse. So the main character thinks, "Yoda the master like they sound." 😆
I'm in!
There are three of them in my WIP, they're extremely ancient creatures, and they always speak in blank verse. So the main character thinks, "Yoda the master like they sound." 😆
May 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
#FantasyIndiesMay #writingcommunity
I'm in!
There are three of them in my WIP, they're extremely ancient creatures, and they always speak in blank verse. So the main character thinks, "Yoda the master like they sound." 😆
I'm in!
There are three of them in my WIP, they're extremely ancient creatures, and they always speak in blank verse. So the main character thinks, "Yoda the master like they sound." 😆
"Why can't you just be normal?"
I bet everyone who says these words is really thinking: "Why can't you be like *me*?" Hey, dude, I'm not *you*, dig? I am what I am.
#WritingCommunity #ExpressYourself #ThinkingAloud
I bet everyone who says these words is really thinking: "Why can't you be like *me*?" Hey, dude, I'm not *you*, dig? I am what I am.
#WritingCommunity #ExpressYourself #ThinkingAloud
May 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Why can't you just be normal?"
I bet everyone who says these words is really thinking: "Why can't you be like *me*?" Hey, dude, I'm not *you*, dig? I am what I am.
#WritingCommunity #ExpressYourself #ThinkingAloud
I bet everyone who says these words is really thinking: "Why can't you be like *me*?" Hey, dude, I'm not *you*, dig? I am what I am.
#WritingCommunity #ExpressYourself #ThinkingAloud
Summer is a coming in,
Loudly sing, Cuckoo!
Blessed #Beltane, wordweavers!
Herne protect us!
#WritingCommunity
Loudly sing, Cuckoo!
Blessed #Beltane, wordweavers!
Herne protect us!
#WritingCommunity
May 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Summer is a coming in,
Loudly sing, Cuckoo!
Blessed #Beltane, wordweavers!
Herne protect us!
#WritingCommunity
Loudly sing, Cuckoo!
Blessed #Beltane, wordweavers!
Herne protect us!
#WritingCommunity
Reading Robert McKee is like: Damn, man, I was sure I'm really good at writing dialogues! Now I'm not. 😭
P. S. Strongly recommend.
#WritingCommunity #writing #reading #books
P. S. Strongly recommend.
#WritingCommunity #writing #reading #books
April 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Reading Robert McKee is like: Damn, man, I was sure I'm really good at writing dialogues! Now I'm not. 😭
P. S. Strongly recommend.
#WritingCommunity #writing #reading #books
P. S. Strongly recommend.
#WritingCommunity #writing #reading #books